Wednesday, May 27, 2015

The Big Blue Propaganda Machine


 Jeff Sallot offers some perspective on the Big Blue Propaganda Machine:

How big is the propaganda machine? Well, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation reported last year the government employs no fewer than 3,300 communications staffers whose primary function is to make the government look good. The cost to taxpayers is $263 million a year.

The total number of journalists in the press gallery — your independent watchdogs on government — is less than 300. And no newspaper, television network or other Canadian media outfit has anything like the funds the government has available to manufacture propaganda. With these vast resources, the government had every reason to believe it could pull a fast one . . .

Sallot then goes on to report how the propaganda machine was used against information commissioner Suzanne Legault. But Legault is only the latest target. Think Mike Duffy, think Helena Geurgis, think Patrick Brazeau. And then think about the upcoming election.

The ad wars have begun. And the Conservatives are absolutely convinced that they can pull as fast one.


7 comments:

Mogs Moglio said...

Owen we don't even know how much they pay their trolls:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpVUYGcgtjw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMBvQ3QVJp0

Because it is a secret in deep dark leader Kim Jong-Un's III [Harper] mind.

Mogs

Owen Gray said...

Thanks for the links, Mogs. Big Brother is watching you.

Anonymous said...

I know Owen I feel his eyes burning into my back and skull...

Cheers,
Mogs

Owen Gray said...

You are one of his enemies, Mogs.

Anonymous said...

Because I think freely I suppose one day the thought police will arrive at my door. I have done a ton of research I have an inquiring mind people like me threaten the powers that lie/be. The truth is mind boggling and the trolls show up to denounce and replace it with dumb ass arguments or mostly attack. "Oh no we can't have the public knowing about this" so we hide in closets and make secret so-called 'Trade Deals' um in the last four years democracy has disappeared.

But we can reverse that we must all pull row and peddle together.

Mogs

Steve said...

one dollar one vote

Owen Gray said...

Harper said we couldn't afford such a plan, Steve. What he meant was that he couldn't afford it.